Climate Action This Week: Working Families Tax Exemption; Use of Force Investigations; Permissible Use of Force; Community Oversight Boards, GMA Housing; Healthy Homes, Clean Buildings

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1. There are several key bills in the House Appropriations Committee that need to be passed out of committee by next Monday, February 22. These bills are: 
  • Working families tax exemption: HB 1297
  • Use of force investigations: HB 1267
  • Permissible use of force: HB 1310
  • Community oversight boards: HB 1203
  • GMA Housing: HB 1220
  • Healthy Homes, Clean Buildings HB 1084
Please call or email the following members of the Committee and ask them to ensure these bills are scheduled as needed, and passed out of committee. The script is below.

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* Click here to send an email to members of the committee.

If the above link did not work, please address your emails to:

Chair, Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-03) – (509) 458-2122 – Timm.Ormsby@leg.wa.gov
Vice Chair, Rep. Steve Bergquist (D-11) – (253) 214-3275 – Steve.Bergquist@leg.wa.gov
Vice Chair, Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-33) – (253) 395-0865 – Mia.Gregerson@leg.wa.gov
Vice Chair, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-43) – (206) 333-4228 – Nicole.Macri@leg.wa.gov

If you’re calling and you reach voicemail, be sure to speak slowly and clearly and say the bill number. And be sure to let them know if you are a constituent of their district! 

Script: I’m writing to request that the following bills get both a public hearing and executive session in the Appropriations Committee in order to move these important bills forward.
  • Working families tax exemption: HB 1297
  • Use of force investigations: HB 1267
  • Permissible use of force: HB 1310
And, the following bills need an executive session in order to advance beyond next Monday’s cut-off.

  Chair, Rep. Timm Ormsby (D-03) Vice Chair, Rep. Steve Bergquist (D-11) Vice Chair, Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-33) Vice Chair, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-43)
I called
I emailed

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* 2. Here is an important bill in the House Capital Budget Committee that needs to be scheduled for a vote by next Monday, February 22:
  • GHG reductions in public buildings: HB 1280
Please call or email the following members of the Committee and ask them to move this bill out of committee and vote yes.

Click here to send an email to members of the committee.

If the above link did not work, please address your emails to:

Chair Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-24) – (564) 888-2366  – Steve.Tharinger@leg.wa.gov
Vice Chair. Rep. Lisa Callan (D-05) – (425) 651-2341  – Lisa.Callan@leg.wa.gov
Vice Chair. Rep. David Hackney (D-11) – (206) 490-0914 – David.Hackney@leg.wa.gov

If you’re calling and you reach voicemail, be sure to speak slowly and clearly and say the bill number. And be sure to let them know if you are a constituent of their district!

Script: I’m writing to ask that GHG reductions in public buildings HB 1280 gets an executive session in order to move this important bill forward.

  Chair Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-24) Vice Chair. Rep. Lisa Callan (D-05) Vice Chair. Rep. David Hackney (D-11)
I called
I emailed

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* 3. There is an important bill in the House Transportation Committee that needs to be scheduled for a vote by next Monday, February 22. That bill is:
Please call or email the following members of the Committee and ask them to move this bill out of committee and vote yes.

Click here to send an email to members of the committee.

Chair, Rep. Jake Fey (D-27) – (206) 653-9974  – Jake.Fey@leg.wa.gov
1st Vice Chair, Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-49) - (360) 786-7924  - Sharon.Wylie@leg.wa.gov
2nd Vice Chair, Rep. Dan Bronoske (D-28) - (360) 786-7958 - Dan.Bronoske@leg.wa.gov

If you’re calling and you reach voicemail, be sure to speak slowly and clearly and say the bill number. And be sure to let them know if you are a constituent of their district!

Script: I’m writing to ask that Clean Fuels HB 1091 gets an executive session in order to move this important bill forward.

  Chair, Rep. Jake Fey (D-27) 1st Vice Chair, Rep. Sharon Wylie (D-49) 2nd Vice Chair, Rep. Dan Bronoske (D-28)
I called
I emailed

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